Which to use
“start” and “startup” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,562
- “start” frequency rank
- #29,915
- “startup” frequency rank
- 42477
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | start | startup |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ver estarte | empresa nascente, geralmente de base tecnológica, com modelo de negócios escalável e sob alto grau de incerteza |
Letter map: start vs startup
Shared letters muted; letters that set start and startup apart highlighted. Shared run: 5.
Pair insight - start / startup
start and startup are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “start” sits inside “startup”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42477, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
start is recorded at frequency rank #12,562, classified as anoun. startup is at rank #29,915, tagged as anoun.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 42477, this pair ranks #23,303 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of start vs startup
Shared letters: arst. Private to "start": -. Private to "startup": pu.
"start" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC · "startup" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "start" and "startup" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "start" or "startup" show up more?
What to do next
Pair "start" vs "startup" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "start" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "startup" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #23,303 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "start" and "startup" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "stack vs start". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #23,303 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.